The Ghost Howls
MARCH 18, 2025
Scoperlys parent company is owned by Saudi Arabias Public Investment Fund, meaning that Pokemon Go now belongs to the king of Saudi Arabia. Niantic will now focus all its efforts on its geospatial tech , which mixes AI, AR, spatial intelligence, and geolocation.
XR Today - Virtual Reality
JULY 5, 2023
Countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have led the charge in adopting and developing immersive solutions. XR Today: How do the technological solutions from your XR partners (HTC VIVE, etc) enable your own solutions?
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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Magic Leap has also secured roughly $590 million through Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund this year, launching the firm’s valuation to more than $4.5 This funding will support Magic Leap’s “Chapter 3” roadmap of delivering enterprise-grade XR solutions. .
VirtualiTeach
JANUARY 5, 2020
With the help of the local HTC Vive team, who provided the hardware, I hosted a range of speakers, live TilT Brush demos from students and delivered a range of different presentations myself (at one point having to run to the main stage, speak, then run back to deliver a presentation on the VR stage minutes later!)
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
DECEMBER 14, 2022
According to AlMuawad, Midwam’s solutions were key to developing Saudi Arabia as a strategic tech and metaverse incubator. ” Companies developing solutions similar to HTC VIVE’s lip-tracking tools would deepen immersion and lead to greater levels of realism for avatar development.
The Ghost Howls
JANUARY 2, 2023
Image by HTC Vive). HTC’s new headset may be called Vive XR Elite. Thanks to the support of the community member Inscothen, I have discovered that the Korean website of HTC may have leaked the info about the upcoming headset that the company should unveil at this CES. Saudi Arabia fund gets control of Magic Leap.
XR Today - Augmented Reality tag
JANUARY 3, 2023
To close 2022, Magic Leap’s leadership team underwent a major restructuring following a significant investment from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. The augmented reality (AR) headset manufacturer gained $450 million from the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF).
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